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Baldwin I, Latin Emperor

1172–1205 · 12th century · Also known as Baldwin IX of Flanders, Baldwin VI of Hainaut, Baldwin I of Constantinople

Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, was count of Flanders and Hainaut and a leader of the Fourth Crusade. After the crusaders took Constantinople in 1204 he was elected the first emperor of the Latin Empire. In April 1205 he was defeated and captured by the Bulgarian tsar Kaloyan at Adrianople and died in captivity; his brother Henry of Flanders succeeded him.

Baldwin I, Latin Emperor
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County of FlandersCounty of HainautLatin Empire

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